Lemon Herb Rice Salad
By Nmami Agarwal 25-Jun 2022 Reading Time: 2 Mins
‘Lemon Herb Rice Salad’ is a flavoursome and healthy salad.
Nutritional Benefits –
Lemon Zests are highly nutritious and rich in antioxidants. This helps in keeping the immune strong. All vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals and make the dish flavourful, healthy and nutrient rich to consume.
Calories Count
- Calories
- 297.7 Kcal
- Proteins
- 6.7 Grams
- Carbohydrates
- 30.3 Grams
- Fats
- 17.7 Grams
Ingredients
- ¼ Cup Rice
- ½ Lemon
- ½ Small Onion, thinly sliced
- ½ medium carrot, shredded
- 2 Tsp. Oil
- 1 Tbsp. Rice Wine Vinegar
- ½ Cucumber Seeded and Diced
- 2 Tbsp. Peanuts
- Some Cilantro and Basil Leaves to garnish
Method
- Take the lemon and remove the wide strip zest from lemon.
- Keep rice for cooking and add lemon zest to it. After rice is cooked transfer the rice to the large bowl and discard the zest.
- In a pan, heat some oil add lemon zest and keep on the low flame for 5 minutes.
- For dressing in a bowl, add lemon juice 1-2 Tsp., Rice Vinegar 1 Tbsp., salt, black pepper and lemon oil 2 Tsp. after discarding lemon zest.
- Now take a bowl, add onion, carrot, cucumber, and rice. Garnish it with Cilantro and Basil leaves and drizzle the dressing.
Over To You
Nutritious and flavourful Lemon Herb Rice Salad is worth a try.